#japanese folktale

Contingency Plan For Evil Kitsune

「九尾の狐」伝説の「殺生石」が真っ二つ…ＳＮＳでは「狐が復活しないといいけど」 : 社会 : ニュース

We got a disturbing report from Nasu Town [那須町] (Tochigi Prefecture) that Lady Tamamo-no-mae [玉藻前] might have escaped her detention since Late Heian Period, thanks to Onmyōdō Master Abe-no-Yasuchika’s [安倍 泰成] (1110-1183?) efforts, due to Sesshō-ishi [殺生石] splitting in half.

Protect yourself and your family by following these contingency plans:

Always carry a nail with you so she may not approach¹ and if shit hits the fan, just start smoking a cigarette because Kitsune hates the smell of burning tabacco². Stay safe out there.

(P.s.: This is clearly a joke. Pleased don’t put your health at risk by following any of the advices above.)

Source:

1. “Jōmin-bunka-kenkyū: Tama-no-mukashibanashi (2)…” [常民文化研究: 多摩の昔話 (二) 山間部及び平野部の補遺] (1983) by Akiko Masuda [増田 昭子] (n/a) & et al.

2. “Tabi-to-densetsu: Akitaken-senbokugun-jindaimura” [旅と伝説: 秋田県仙北郡神代村] (1933) by Tetsujō Mutō [武藤 鐡城] (1896-1956)